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09 Oct 2008Luis Ubiñas Op-ed on Forbes.comPress Releases
26 Sep 2008Eric Doppstadt Designated to Succeed Linda Strumpf as Chief Investment Officer of the Ford Foundation in 2009Press Releases
11 Sep 2008Ford Foundation President Featured in Alliance MagazinePress Releases
29 Aug 2008Ford Foundation Support for Gulf Coast Revitalization Exceeds $75 millionPress Releases
22 Aug 2008Ford Foundation Named "Diversity Champion" by Leading Higher Education MagazinePress Releases
08 Aug 2008Fraudulent Email WarningPress Releases
05 Aug 2008Op-ed in the Financial Times by Luis UbiñasPress Releases
01 Aug 2008Ford Foundation Says Rights and Opportunity Are Critical for People Living Longer with HIVPress Releases
17 Jun 2008Ford Foundation Names Renowned Civil Rights Attorney Maya Harris to Lead Peace and Social Justice ProgramPress Releases
12 Jun 2008New Ford Foundation Grant Supports Effort to Reduce Mortgage Foreclosures NationwidePress Releases
04 Jun 2008Landmark Children's Savings Accounts Program Launches in Oklahoma with Support from the Ford FoundationPress Releases
20 May 2008Narayana N.R. Murthy Joins Ford Foundation Board of TrusteesPress Releases
23 Apr 2008Ford Foundation Encourages Innovation in Government PracticesPress Releases
29 Jan 2008Ford Foundation Appoints Albie Sachs as Resident ScholarPress Releases
07 Jan 2008Luis Ubiñas Becomes President of the Ford FoundationPress Releases
02 Jan 2008Celebrating a Remarkable Career of LeadershipPress Releases
30 Nov 2007Ford Foundation Observes World AIDS DayPress Releases
21 Nov 2007Ford Foundation Office in Brazil Marks 45th AnniversaryPress Releases
31 Oct 2007Ford Foundation Helps Launch National Fund to Strengthen America's WorkforcePress Releases
19 Oct 2007Philanthropy Finding Innovative Ways to Promote DiversityPress Releases
11 Oct 2007Ford Foundation Supports Global Awareness Through Public Media ProgrammingPress Releases
25 Sep 2007Ford Foundation President Susan V. Berresford Testifies Before CongressPress Releases
20 Sep 2007Kofi Appenteng Joins Ford Foundation Board of TrusteesPress Releases
10 Sep 2007Ford Foundation Cairo Office Marks 50th AnniversaryPress Releases
05 Sep 2007Ford Foundation Gives Additional $20 Million to Support Partnership with New Israel FundPress Releases
13 Aug 2007Ford Foundation Announces New PresidentPress Releases
01 Aug 2007Setting the Record StraightPress Releases
27 Jul 2007Ford Foundation Has Been Working in Eastern Africa for Nearly 50 YearsPress Releases
18 Jul 2007Building Credit and Managing Debt: Ford Foundation Supports Initiatives to Bring Financial Security to America’s Low-Income FamiliesPress Releases
02 Jul 2007Ford Foundation's IllumiNation Program Supports Native American Arts, Artists and CulturesPress Releases
27 Jun 2007Ford Foundation Supports New National Summit on Future of Rural AmericaPress Releases
20 Jun 2007Joint Humanitarian Group is Launched to Build Support to Overcome Agent Orange LegaciesPress Releases
04 Jun 2007Ford Foundation Celebrates the Work of Grantees Finding Innovative Ways to Protect the EnvironmentPress Releases
11 May 2007Independent Sector to Honor Susan V. Berresford with the 2007 John W. Gardner Leadership AwardPress Releases
04 May 2007Ford Foundation Appoints Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im as Resident ScholarPress Releases
13 Mar 2007Ford Foundation Grants Reflect Continuing Commitment to Gulf Coast RevitalizationPress Releases
05 Mar 2007Ford Foundation Celebrates International Women's Day And Long-Term Commitment To Advancing The Interests Of WomenPress Releases
23 Feb 2007Ford Foundation Partners with New York Times Fund and Others to Bring Critical Aid to 9/11 Workers and ResidentsPress Releases
08 Feb 2007Ford Foundation marks 40th year of Program-Related InvestmentsPress Releases
02 Jan 2007$100 Million Initiative Helps Local Foundations Find Grassroots Solutions to Global ProblemsPress Releases
21 Dec 2006U.S.-China Co-Production Premieres at Metropolitan Opera, with Placido Domingo as 'The First Emperor'Press Releases
18 Dec 2006Brazil Human Rights Fund Launches with Ford Foundation SupportPress Releases
14 Dec 2006Ford Foundation Retains Russell Reynolds Associates to Assist Search for New PresidentPress Releases
08 Dec 2006Ford Foundation Vietnam Office Celebrates 10th AnniversaryPress Releases
04 Dec 2006Groundbreaking Initiative to Support Working Artists Announces Its First 50 FellowshipsPress Releases
30 Nov 2006Ford Foundation Grantees are Fighting HIV/AIDS around the WorldPress Releases
27 Nov 2006Thurgood Marshall Jr. Becomes Trustee for the Ford FoundationPress Releases
09 Nov 2006Ford Foundation Announces Important Series of Grants on Environmental Research and Public Health in VietnamPress Releases
23 Oct 2006Ford Foundation Marks Five-Year Point of Initiative to Help Universities Reach Poor and Excluded Students around the WorldPress Releases
17 Oct 2006Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank Win the Nobel Peace Prize for 2006Press Releases
29 Sep 2006Ford Foundation President Announces Plans to Retire in '08Press Releases
05 Sep 2006Ford Helps Launch Groundbreaking Initiative to Support Working Artists with $50,000 FellowshipsPress Releases
17 Aug 2006Ford Foundation Grants for Gulf Coast Revitalization to Surpass $20 Million as Anniversary NearsPress Releases
11 Aug 2006Ford Foundation Launches Global Initiative on HIV/AIDS Press Releases
09 Jun 2006Ford Foundation Commits $15 Million to Renovation of Lincoln CenterPress Releases
05 Jun 2006New Foundation Will Help Africans Set Their Own Agenda for Long-Term DevelopmentPress Releases
25 Apr 2006Ford Foundation $75 Million Commitment Extends International Fellowships Program Through 2014Press Releases
28 Feb 2006Mardi Gras Service Corps is launched in New Orleans with Ford support Press Releases
07 Feb 2006February 7 Statement by Ford Foundation President Susan Berresford And Nathan Cummings Foundation President Lance Lindblom (Updated February 23)Press Releases
20 Jan 2006Ford president Susan V. Berresford visits the White House to join talks with President Bush about rebuilding in the Gulf statesPress Releases
12 Jan 2006Ford Foundation Statement on University Arrests Press Releases
21 Dec 2005Irene Y. Hirano and J. Clifford Hudson Join Ford Foundation Board of TrusteesPress Releases
20 Dec 2005Ford Foundation International Fellowship Program Announces 543 New AwardsPress Releases
09 Dec 2005New Ford Foundation Grants to Promote Academic Freedom and Constructive Dialogue on College CampusesPress Releases
02 Dec 2005Two National Foundations Commit $17 Million to Further Detroit's RevitalizationPress Releases
03 Nov 2005Ford Foundation Commits $10 Million for Hurricane Katrina Recovery and Rebuilding EffortsPress Releases
06 Oct 2005Ford Foundation Announces Winners of 2005 Leadership for a Changing World Awards Press Releases
16 Sep 2005Six Foundations Commit $200 Million to Higher Education in Africa in Next Five Years —An Expansion of 2000 CommitmentPress Releases
10 May 2005New Ford Foundation Grants Seek to Strengthen Public Media and Promote InnovationPress Releases
04 Apr 2005New Ford Foundation Program Seeks to Foster Constructive Dialogue About Sensitive Issues on College CampusesPress Releases
22 Mar 2005Ford Foundation Appoints Marta L. Tellado Vice President for CommunicationsPress Releases
08 Nov 2004Ford Foundation Commits $2 Million to Address Crisis in DarfurPress Releases
11 Oct 2004Ford Foundation Announces Winners of 2004 Leadership for a Changing World AwardsPress Releases
28 May 2004Kathryn S. Fuller Named Chair of Ford Foundation Board of Trustees Press Releases
19 Apr 2004Five Foundations Commit $10 Million for Commemorative Grants to South AfricaPress Releases
19 Feb 2004Ford Foundation Report Examines Human Rights Work in the United StatesPress Releases
18 Nov 2003Ford Foundation Reaches Agreement with Representative Jerrold Nadler and U.S. Jewish LeadersPress Releases
06 Nov 2003Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program Names 2003 WinnersPress Releases
28 Oct 2003Self-Help, Ford Foundation, Bank of America, Chevy Chase Bank and Fannie Mae Announce Successful Completion of $2 Billion Homeownership InitiativePress Releases
10 Oct 2003Ford Foundation and New Israel Fund announce $20 million fund for grant making in IsraelPress Releases
07 Oct 2003Ford Foundation Announces 2003 Winners of Leadership for a Changing World AwardsPress Releases
03 Sep 2003Ford Foundation Announces the Challenge Fund for JournalismPress Releases
29 Jul 2003Ford Foundation releases report on government and philanthropic response to 9/11Press Releases
30 Jun 2003Ford Foundation Grantees Helped to Win Recent Supreme Court Decisions on Affirmative Action and Gay Rights and a New York School Funding RulingPress Releases
31 Mar 2003Disaster Distilled: Lessons for Philanthropy from 9/11Press Releases
25 Mar 2003The Housing PuzzlePress Releases
25 Feb 2003Juliet García Joins Ford Foundation Board of TrusteesPress Releases
07 Jan 2003Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program Names 407 New WinnersPress Releases
07 Jan 2003New Media, New IssuesPress Releases
23 Oct 2002Join Leadership for a Changing World on Friday, October 25 for a live interview with John ParvenskyPress Releases
11 Oct 2002Sadako Ogata, Ford Foundation Scholar-in-Residence, Honored with Two AwardsPress Releases
01 Oct 2002Ford Foundation Announces 2002 Winners of Leadership AwardsPress Releases
09 Sep 2002Ford Foundation Releases Report on Philanthropic Response to 9/11Press Releases
01 Aug 2002Ford Foundation Gives $2.5 Million for Teacher EducationPress Releases
17 Jun 2002The Ford Foundation’s Work on Sexuality and Reproductive HealthPress Releases
23 May 2002Ford Foundation Grants $45 Million In IndiaPress Releases
24 Apr 2002Ford Foundation Launches GrantcraftPress Releases
15 Apr 2002Afsaneh Beschloss Joins Ford Foundation Board of TrusteesPress Releases
25 Mar 2002Live Online Interview with Leadership for a Changing World Awardees Dianne Bady and Janet Fout of the Ohio Valley Environmental CoalitionPress Releases
19 Feb 2002Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program Expands With New WinnersPress Releases
20 Nov 2001Join Leadership for a Changing World on Friday, November 30 for a live interview with Chris FitzsimonPress Releases
18 Oct 2001Join Leadership for a Changing World on Friday, October 19 for a live interview with Victoria KovariPress Releases
05 Oct 2001Ford Foundation Grants $10 Million for New York Disaster Recovery and $1.2 Million for D.C. EffortsPress Releases
21 Sep 2001Ford Foundation Announces Winners of Leadership AwardsPress Releases
14 Sep 2001Ford Foundation Gives $10 Million for New York Disaster ReliefPress Releases
21 Jun 2001Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program Announces First Award WinnersPress Releases
05 Jun 2001Leadership for a Changing World Announces Online Interview with Carol Fennelly of Hope HousePress Releases
11 May 2001Former U.N. High Commissioner For Refugees To Become Resident Scholar At Ford FoundationPress Releases
07 May 2001Ford Foundation Report Highlights Trend: Low-Income Communities a Resource for Corporate GrowthPress Releases
05 Apr 2001Ford Foundation Grants $50 Million to Harvard to Create Institute For Government InnovationPress Releases
29 Mar 2001Ford Foundation Grants $5 Million To Leading Forest Certification OrganizationPress Releases
29 Jan 2001Leadership For A Changing World Launches Online Interview Series With Community LeadersPress Releases
29 Nov 2000Ford Foundation Launches International Fellowships ProgramPress Releases
17 Oct 2000Outstanding Federal, State, Local Programs Win Innovations in American Government AwardsPress Releases
18 Sep 2000Ford Foundation Launches Awards Program to Recognize Leadership in American CommunitiesPress Releases
05 Jul 2000Ford Foundation Grants $2 Million To Major Journalism MagazinesPress Releases
01 Jun 2000Paul A. Allaire Named Chairman of the Ford Foundation Board of TrusteesPress Releases
04 May 2000New Directions/New Donors - $42.5 million for the ArtsPress Releases
24 Apr 2000Four Foundations Pledge $100 Million for Higher Education in AfricaPress Releases
17 Feb 2000President and Chief Executive Officer of Alcoa Joins Ford Foundation Board of TrusteesPress Releases
07 Feb 2000Ford Foundation Appoints New Vice President For CommunicationsPress Releases
05 Nov 1999Vice President and General Counsel of Texaco Inc. Joins Ford Foundation Board of TrusteesPress Releases
25 Oct 1999NATION'S TOP 10 INNOVATIVE GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS NAMEDPress Releases
31 Mar 1999Ford and Mott Foundations Create National Program to Improve Race and Ethnic RelationsPress Releases
10 Feb 1999President of National Trust for Historic Preservation to Join Ford Foundation Board of TrusteesPress Releases
22 Oct 1998Innovations in American GovernmentPress Releases
06 Oct 1998Americans See Many Benefits to Diversity in Higher Education, Finds First-Ever National Poll on TopicPress Releases
01 Oct 1998Ford Foundation Grants $5.3 Million for Devolution InitiativePress Releases
17 Sep 1998Ford Foundation Appoints South African Writer and Educator as Resident ScholarPress Releases
09 Sep 199825 Creative, Productive Government Programs Earn $20,000 Grants as Finalists for Innovations in American Government AwardsPress Releases
23 Jul 1998Ford Foundation Grant of $50 Million Will Generate $2 Billion in Affordable Mortgages For 35,000 Low-Wealth Home BuyersPress Releases
30 Mar 1998Community Development Corporations Emerge as Major Generators of Economic Development in Urban NeighborhoodsPress Releases
19 Nov 1997U.S. Corporations, Labor, Non-Profit, and Media Form Partnership to Rebuild Trust in GovernmentPress Releases
08 Oct 1997INNOVATIONS IN AMERICAN GOVERNMENTPress Releases
15 Sep 1997FORD FOUNDATION TO HOST UNIQUE MEETING OF CORPORATE LEADERS TO DISCUSS THE BENEFITS OF INTEGRATING WORK AND PERSONAL LIFEPress Releases
10 Jul 1997CHAIRMAN OF XEROX TO JOIN FORD FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEESPress Releases
24 Apr 1997FORD FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES $50 MILLION IN GRANTS AROUND NEW PROGRAM STRUCTUREPress Releases
18 Dec 1996FORD FOUNDATION NAMES ANNA DEAVERE SMITH FIRST ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCEPress Releases
03 Dec 1996INNOVATIONS IN AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: 10 Government Programs Will Each Receive $100,000 PrizePress Releases
20 Nov 1996Increased Corporate Productivity Linked to Greater Family Life Attention According to Study by Xerox, Corning and Tandem Computers: Ford Foundation Study Shows That Work and Family Can Be Successfully IntegratedPress Releases
13 Sep 1996Ford Foundation Appoints Three New Members to Board of TrusteesPress Releases